Individual Details
Ann (Annie) O'CONNOR
(Abt 1849 - 4 Jul 1878)
Hudson researcher Bill Hudson was told that Annie was from Islandanny, Duagh and that her parents were James O'Connor and Ann Larkin. However, it appears that Annie's parents names were actually James O'Connor and Katie (not Ann) Larkin (as per Annie's marriage certificate). Based on this information the Irish Genealogy website, www.irishgenealogy.ie, was searched and a baptism record was located for an Ann O'Connor of Knockbrane (also spelled Knockbrean), Lixnaw, Co. Kerry, daughter of James O'Connor and Katie Larkin, who was baptised in Lixnaw on 13 October 1849. This date ties in with Annie's age at marriage (25) as given on her marriage certificate (dated 12 June 1875), so it appears that Annie was in fact from Knockbrane, not Islandanny.
The marriage certificate also tells us that Annie worked as a servant and that her "usual" address was Melbourne, while the usual address of her husband, Edmond (also known as Edward), was Carlton. Witnesses to the marriage were James Lane and Ellen [very difficult to decipher but could be] Mahoney. Could James Lane have been a relative of Maurice Lane, whose daughter Nora would, many years later, marry Annie and Edmond's son James?
Annie died aged only 29, just six months after the death of Edmond. As Edmond had died of tuberculosis, which is contagious, it is possible that Annie also succumbed to the disease, and perhaps her infant son, Edward, as well, as he died seven months after Annie at the age of just 12 months.
A newspaper notice following Annie's death read "The Friends of the late Mrs. ANN HUDSON (widow of the late Mr. Edward Hudson) are respectfully invited to follow her remains to the place of Interment, Melbourne General Cemetery. The funeral will move from the residence of Mr. Lane, 10 Lynch-street, Carlton, THIS DAY, 4th inst., at one o'clock." It is probable that Mr. Lane was either Maurice Lane or James Lane mentioned above. The newspaper notice suggests that Annie - and her two young sons - may have moved in with the family of Maurice/James after Edmond's death.
The marriage certificate also tells us that Annie worked as a servant and that her "usual" address was Melbourne, while the usual address of her husband, Edmond (also known as Edward), was Carlton. Witnesses to the marriage were James Lane and Ellen [very difficult to decipher but could be] Mahoney. Could James Lane have been a relative of Maurice Lane, whose daughter Nora would, many years later, marry Annie and Edmond's son James?
Annie died aged only 29, just six months after the death of Edmond. As Edmond had died of tuberculosis, which is contagious, it is possible that Annie also succumbed to the disease, and perhaps her infant son, Edward, as well, as he died seven months after Annie at the age of just 12 months.
A newspaper notice following Annie's death read "The Friends of the late Mrs. ANN HUDSON (widow of the late Mr. Edward Hudson) are respectfully invited to follow her remains to the place of Interment, Melbourne General Cemetery. The funeral will move from the residence of Mr. Lane, 10 Lynch-street, Carlton, THIS DAY, 4th inst., at one o'clock." It is probable that Mr. Lane was either Maurice Lane or James Lane mentioned above. The newspaper notice suggests that Annie - and her two young sons - may have moved in with the family of Maurice/James after Edmond's death.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1849 | Knockbrane, Lixnaw, Co. Kerry | |||
| Marriage | 12 Jun 1875 | St. Ignatius' Church, Richmond, Victoria - Edmond HUDSON | |||
| Death | 4 Jul 1878 | probably Melbourne area | |||
| Burial | Melbourne General Cemetery |
Families
| Spouse | Edmond HUDSON (1849 - 1878) |
| Child | James Edward HUDSON (1876 - 1943) |
| Child | Edward HUDSON (1878 - 1879) |
| Father | James O'CONNOR ( - ) |
| Mother | Catherine (Katie) LARKIN ( - ) |